God's Choice of Mate
Tracking the whereabouts of Shafa

"Have you called your father-in-law Ray?" Ask Dad while rubbing his downcast son's shoulder.

"Not yet father. Does Ray have to call them now?" Ask.

"Better so. It's possible that Shafa's already contacted his parents." Answer Father.

Rayyan immediately took her phone and sought her father-in-law's contact. He was ready with all the consequences if Daddy to scold him.

"Assalamualaikum Ray" The voice behind the phone broke Rayyan's daydream.

"Wa.waalaikum greetings Dad" replied Ray half nervously.

"What's Ray?"

"Emmm... Has Shafa contacted Daddy or Mommy?" Ask. Hope Daddy's answer is yes.

"No Ray, Shafa hasn't contacted Daddy. What's up, Ray?"

"I'm sorry Ray Dad... Shafa's gone from the house." He said while closing his eyes. He was ready when Daddy would scold him.

"Go? Have you asked Amel or Vira?" Ask Daddy.

Right, I don't think the same of both of them. Shafa must be in one of their houses.

"Not Dad, if that's what Ray was looking for there first Dad. Assalamualaikum" he said. Rayyan seemed to get a breath of fresh air upon hearing the names of Amel and Vira. He requests the contact of Amel and Vira from Nisa.

Rayyan contacted Vira first. But the answer he got was very unsatisfactory because now Vira is out of town for work. He also asked for the address of Amel's apartment. Rayyan intends to come directly to Amel's apartment so that you can all pick up Shafa.

"Where's Ray?" Asked the mother who had not been able to hide her panic.

"Vira's out of town, ma'am. Shafa must be at Amel's. Ray's gonna pick her up!" He then snatched the car keys on the table and immediately drove to Amel's apartment.

After several times pressing the bell, Amel finally came out still wearing work clothes.

****** me! why is Shafa's husband here.

"Assalamualaikum Amel" Salam Rayyan.

"Waalaikum salam. What's up, Ray?" Ask Amel was-was.

"Emmm... Sorry Mel, is Shafa here?" Ask.

"Oh, Shafa... Didn't you go home, sir? Last night it was overnight here but this morning it was home" replied Amel.

"Come home?" Dashed Rayyan's hope. Obviously Shafa isn't in his Mommy house either.

"Why Mr Ray? Is Shafa not home?" Ask Amel curious.

"Yes.."

Amel shut his mouth. She was worried something bad happened to Shafa.

"So morning he also asked for money, I think he went straight home" Amel said, making it harder for Rayyan to breathe.

Oh Allah forgive me!!!

"Yes Mel, thank you. If Shafa calls you or comes here again, please call me!" Ray said with hope.

"Yes sir!"

Where the hell is Fa? Make people worry. Hope you are all right. Oh yea! yesterday before I picked him up, he was the same Briyan. Maybe Briyan knows where Shafa is. Amel immediately sought Briyan's contact and contacted her.

Rayyan stepped foot inside her house. His efforts to go to and fro looking for Shafa did not produce any results at all.

"Cash, Jack!"

"Hallo Ray, how can I help you?" Ask from behind a phone. Jack is Ray's friend who is also a reliable hacker.

"Can you please track my wife's whereabouts? I'll send you her phone number, and her social media account."

"OK..."

"I'll wait as soon as possible!" Said Ray.

After contacting Jack, he took ablution to perform the Magrib prayer. Rayyan dissolved in her prayers. He even shed his tears on his last bow. He deeply regrets his treatment of Shafa yesterday. If he could turn back the clock, he wouldn't let his hand hurt his wife's body. What power, even a Rayyan is just an ordinary human who does not escape from wrong. But his current mistake is so fatal that it causes his wife to leave the house. If only yesterday he had detained Shafa he would still be by his side.

Geck...Geck...

The sound of knocking on the door of the room made Ray stop his dhikr.

"Sorry Mas, it's dinner time" said bi Lastri politely.

"Please bring it here bi" said Ray.

"Good Mas"

Rayyan closed the door to her room. He settles down on the couch thinking of a way to find Shafa.

His phone suddenly rang. On his look at the call from Jack. He immediately improved his sitting position.

"Hallo, how's Jack" he asked impatiently to hear the news from Jack.

"His number is currently inactive boss. Last day his number was detected in a mall. His Instagram account has also been closed since a month ago" he explained.

Ray's hope was broken by Jack's words.

Please don't punish me like this Shafa!

A message came in on his phone. It was from Mommy Shafa.

Mommy: Meet us at home tomorrow afternoon!

The message hinted that they would be home tomorrow.

It seems that Mommy is also unaware of Shafa's whereabouts.

Rayyan looked at the food on her desk with sadness.

Has Shafa eaten yet? Does he want anything? What if he's hungry at midnight?

Those questions raging in his mind made him lose his appetite.

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In a place far from the hustle and bustle of the crowd, a woman was staring softly at the window. His decision to leave last night sent him to this place. A place full of peace.

This afternoon, after performing Dzuhur prayer in a mosque, Shafa did not go immediately. He prayed long enough to cry sobbing feeling the pain of the wound in his heart. It attracted the attention of a woman in her 60s who was also performing Dzuhur Prayer at the mosque.

Gently the woman who requested that she be called *u*mmi approached and tried to calm Shafa down with some comforting advice. Shafa tells her that he wants to go calm down. Worried about the state of Shafa that looks so pale, Ummi finally offers Shafa to come to his house. Shafa accepted because he saw Ummi who was so kind and gentle. Who would have thought that Ummi was the wife of Kyai who took care of a boarding school.

This is where Shafa is. In a pesantren which is about 100 Km from the capital. A quiet and comfortable place. A place of peace, which never ceases to sound the chanting of the holy verse of the Quran and the praise of the Creator.

This is the place where Shafa will learn to take real life. Undergo the scenario God wrote for her. Because basically, man is the actor that God chooses to carry out the role according to the Path outlined to him. For sure, there is always the wisdom of every event, there is always the end of every beginning and there will be a smile behind tears. Has not God promised after hardship there is ease.